Govt officer detained with Tk 18.4m

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday detained the PIO of Dinajpur’s Parbatipur upazila. Photo: Courtesy
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday detained the PIO of Dinajpur’s Parbatipur upazila. Photo: Courtesy

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday detained the project implementation (PI) officer of Dinajpur’s Parbatipur upazila along with Tk 18.45 million which he amassed through illegal means, including bribery, reports UNB.

Abu Hena Md Ashiqur Rahman, deputy director of ACC Dinajpur coordinated office, said an ACC enforcement team conducted a drive at the office of Tajul Islam in the afternoon.

During the drive, the team recovered huge money from the office and detained him, he said.

Later, it conducted another raid on his residence where huge cache of money was found, Ashiqur said. "The team recovered total Tk 18.4 million from his office and home."

Tajul accumulated the money through corruption, he said.